We wanted to know how everyone has been coping in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic—the hardships they’re enduring, the challenges and fears they’re navigating, the joys they’re discovering, and the ways in which they’re trying to make sense of this new world.
We asked friends from all across the globe to send us a video check-in for a series of short films we’re calling Pandemic Shorts. For APA Heritage Month, we featured some of our Asian Pacific Islander sisters.
Episode 1 of PANDEMICSHORTS
— Sunny Hitt —
Sunny is a performer, choreographer, and teaching artist based in Brooklyn. She describes what life has been like since the pandemic lockdown and talks about the important cause she is taking on in the midst of this crisis.
Camera:
Sunny Hitt and Luke Ohlson
Editor:
Irene Yadao
Producers/Directors:
Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao
Episode 2 of PANDEMICSHORTS
— Irene Yoo —
Irene Yoo is a Brooklyn-based photo producer and content director who also runs a Korean-American food pop-up called Yoo Eating. Irene tells us how she’s been navigating life in lock-down and how she’s feeling about the uncertainties of post-pandemic life.
Camera:
Irene Yoo
Editor:
Irene Yadao
Producers/Directors:
Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao
Episode 3 of PANDEMICSHORTS
— Becca Richardson —
Nashville-based musician Becca Richardson talks about the ways the pandemic has affected her livelihood, what she's doing to cope, and how she feels about the uncertainties that abound. Filmed in May 2020.
Camera:
Becca Richardson
Editor:
Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao
Producers/Directors:
Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao